ntnews.com.aulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll SPORT Horwill calls on Folau stars for Tahs his men SCORES

ISRAEL Folau showcased all 22 (Tusi Pisi, Brad to adapt his skills to inspire Waratahs Shields, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen tries; Beauden Barrett 2 cons pen) d to a gritty 25-20 win over the 16 (Alby QUEENSLAND skipper Ja- defending champion Mathewson try; Jayden Hayward con 3 mes Horwill has declared in last night’s pens) at Westpac Stadium. Referee: the Reds must show their clash at Allianz Stadium. Nick Briant. chameleon characteristics A try to replacement hoo- NSW WARATAHS 25 (Cam Crawford, to overthrow the ker John Ulugia four minutes Israel Folau, John Ulugia tries; Brendan in tonight’s high-stakes from full-time earned NSW a McKibbin 2 cons 2 pens) d CHIEFS 20 Super Rugby showdown. thrilling victory after the (Gareth Anscombe, Ben Tameifuna tries; Anscombe 2 cons 2 pens) at A week of bitter niggle Chiefs had threatened a Allianz Stadium. Referee: Craig Joubert. and angst between the op- spirited comeback win from posing camps has set the 15-0 down at half-time. stage for a fiery pseudo- But the Waratahs had man- advantage with replacement finals clash in front of a of-the-match Folau very fullback Gareth Anscombe 40,000-strong crowd at much to thank for keeping crossing and converting his Suncorp Stadium. their finals hopes flickering. own try five minutes later. The competition lead, con- The high-profile rugby A McKibbin penalty goal ference control, the Rod league and AFL convert was briefly gave the Tahs some Macqueen Cup, potential instrumental in helping the breathing space before two Wallabies jerseys and Test Tahs to their big half-time replies from Anscombe coaching credentials will all buffer and then produced a nudged the Chiefs within five go on the line in the season’s series of trysaving plays after points of the locals. pivotal Australian derby. the break. The titleholders appeared At home — where they In his most entertaining to have stolen the points have won 24 of their past 28 act, Folau soared high to reel when prop Ben Tameifuna matches — the Reds will in a pinpoint crossfield kick swivelled his way over under start favourites after a from five-eighth Bernard the posts and Anscombe classy 31-23 upset of the de- Foley to touch down two slotted the extras to take a fending champion Chiefs in minutes before the break. 20-18 lead with the clock New Zealand. It was his fourth try in his winding down. Horwill said Queensland rookie Super season, and But with NSW’s season on had plenty more improve- third in four games, but first the line, Ulugia steamed on to ment left but needed to straight from the rugby a short ball from Foley to change their stripes to mas- league playbook, with the score the match-winning try, ter a new game plan Waratahs surprisingly slow which vaulted the Waratahs to counter the table- to tap into the former to seventh place. topping Brumbies. Kangaroo’s aerial skills. Fresh off the bye, the Wara- ‘‘There is great confidence The conversion from tahs made a vibrant start to in us from that result in Brendan McKibbin gave the the match with fullback Hamilton, but the Brumbies home team their 15-point Folau, centre Rob Horne and are going to pose a com- buffer as the Chiefs were kept prop Benn Robinson all find- pletely different challenge to scoreless for an entire half for ing themselves in open space. the Chiefs,’’ Horwill said. the first time all season. The only downer for the Highlighting the growing But the match turned two Waratahs was the loss of rivalry between the sides, minutes into the second half injury-plagued Wallabies coaches and when NSW lock Sitaleki winger Drew Mitchell to an- Ewen McKenzie — the two Timani was yellow carded other hamstring strain. heavyweight contenders for for a high tackle on Tim Chiefs fullback Andrew ’ Wallabies job Nanai-Williams. Horrell was another casualty, — have engaged in mind ga- The Chiefs immediately departing on a stretcher with mes all week. Israel Folau celebrates scoring a try for the Waratahs last night Picture: GETTY IMAGES capitalised on their one-man a leg injury. Brumbies mentor White continued it yesterday by putting his team off limits to the local media after they flew in to Hurricanes’ early onslaught too great to Force back for a closed-door final train- ing session. THE Western Force unleash- Force halfback Alby Mathew- couldn’t find a way through inside centre Kyle Godwin Prop Jeffery Toomaga- Captain was ed a brave second-half fight- son sparked the visitors into to score the winning try, with was rested after his heavy Allen barged through three instead hooked up on the back but it wasn’t enough as action shortly after. the Hurricanes holding on to workload this season. defenders to score the open- phone, but he said the the Hurricanes secured a The Hurricanes looked vul- secure their fifth victory of The bruising defensive ing try, while a slicing 50m players had found the coach- 22-16 Super Rugby victory in nerable when substitute the season. effort against the run from winger Alapati ing niggles ‘‘hilarious’’. last night. James Broadhurst was sin- Force coach Michael Foley — combined with a six-day Leiua set up flanker Brad ‘‘It’s bloody good watch- The Force looked headed binned in the 72nd minute made some notable changes turnaround and a long trip to Shields for the second in the ing it,’’ Mowen said. for defeat after Tusi Pisi’s after the team’s repeated to his side after last week’s New Zealand — appeared to 30th minute. ‘‘We have a good laugh 49th-minute try gave the Hur- infringements. 16-14 win over the Crusaders. have a big effect on the Force Hurricanes five-eighth Pisi each day, and that’s part of ricanes a 22-6 lead. But with the deficit cut to In-form winger Alfie Mafi early as the Hurricanes took crossed in the corner shortly the theatre.’’ A dazzling solo try from just six points, the Force started on the bench, while a 15-3 lead into half-time. after the break. WIN TICKETS TO SEE THE DALAI LAMA IN DARWIN!

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